Bio
Danielle Jefferis is the Nadine Strossen Fellow in the ACLU’s National Security Project, where she works on issues related to post-9/11 racial and religious discrimination and the intersection of national security and criminal justice. She is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and New York University. Prior to joining the ACLU, Ms. Jefferis practiced civil rights litigation at a small firm in Denver, Colorado, and served as a law clerk to the Hon. Gale T. Miller of the Colorado Court of Appeals.
Featured work
![Puppet on stage](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-fbipuppet-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jul 20, 2016
What Could Go Wrong With Asking Teachers To Monitor Kids for ‘Extremist’ Beliefs?
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Mar 11, 2016
The FBI Wants Schools to Spy on Their Students’ Thoughts
![Creepy NYC Skyline](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-dem-creepyskyline-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Sep 24, 2015
Religion-Based Suspicion Masquerading as Counterterrorism Has No Place in America